{"id":1073,"date":"2006-08-14T18:37:07","date_gmt":"2006-08-14T22:37:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/spacingtoronto.ca\/?p=1073"},"modified":"2006-08-15T06:32:16","modified_gmt":"2006-08-15T10:32:16","slug":"blackout-in-kensington","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/toronto\/2006\/08\/14\/blackout-in-kensington\/","title":{"rendered":"Blackout in Kensington"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/spaceweather\/swpod2003\/18aug03a\/dmsp.gif\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Today is the anniversary of the 2003 Blackout. Though it was extremely hot that night, it was also one of the best days I have ever experienced. I have heard some amazing stories from friends about that fateful day. I would like Canada (or Toronto) to turn the lights off for one day a year in the summer. It will remind us how special the comforts of our daily lives really are.<\/p>\n<p>From today&#8217;s Globe and Mail:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Three years later, memories live on about the blackout that crippled northeastern North America.<\/p>\n<p>After leaving work in Kensington Market in 2003, Ms. Carriere walked to the grounds of Central Technical School to stare at the stars through a powerful telescope owned by friends. &#8220;We saw Mars and the constellations,&#8221; she recalled. &#8220;It was pretty fantastic.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/servlet\/story\/LAC.20060814.BLACKOUT14\/TPStory\/TPNational\/Ontario\/\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>UPDATE: I did not realize the <a href=\"http:\/\/almostlucid.com\/images\/blogpics\/blackout.jpg\">first image<\/a> I used was a fake, so I have replaced it with the above image. I appreciate the head&#8217;s up.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today is the anniversary of the 2003 Blackout. Though it was extremely hot that night, it was also one of the best days I have ever experienced. I have heard some amazing stories from friends about that fateful day. 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